Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 22.7% more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Angola, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Angola
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
|
Angola
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Angola
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
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pay 4.2% less for housing
|
Angola
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
|
Angola
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Angola
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
|
Angola
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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